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Vampires, Drinking Blood Confirmed for Skyrim

We already knew that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim would feature playable vampires... but now we know just how playable these blood-sucking creatures will be. Bethesda Softworks game director Todd Howard has told G4TV that players will become vampires if they are infected with a communicable disease, and don't treat it.

Eventually, your character will become so overwhelmed by vampirism that he/she will be affected by sunlight, and will need to drink the blood of sleeping NPCs.

As Howard explains:

"You can contract that disease, and if you wait long enough, you'll become a vampire and that's a whole another mode of playing the game."

Is this what a Skyrim vampire looks like? Maybe...

Of course, if you want to remain a mere mortal, you can treat the affliction and stay human. Lame.

Spy Guy says: The Elder Scrolls series has a long history of allowing players to transform into vampires, so it's good to see this tradition continue in Skyrim. And why shouldn't it? Vampires are awesome.